Placer vs Fixer - What's the difference?
placer | fixer |
One who places or arranges something.
(slang) One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.2011', Jonathon Green, ''Crooked Talk: Five Hundred Years of the Language of Crime'',
(ethology, sheep, Australia, New Zealand) A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.
* 1951 , , Problems of Infancy and Childhood , Volume 4,
* 1971 , American Society of Animal Science. Journal of Animal Science , Volume 32, Pages 601-1298,
(mining) alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver
* 1995 , Paul T. Craddock, Early Metal Mining and Production , page 110:
* 2002 , Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction , Oxford 2004, page 46:
* 2008 , Tanyo Ravicz, Of Knives and Men'', ''Alaskans ,
Agent noun of fix; one who, or that which, fixes.
(photography) A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
As nouns the difference between placer and fixer
is that placer is placer (mineral deposit) while fixer is junkie (heroin user).placer
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(wikipedia placer)Etymology 1
From .Noun
(en noun)- (Spenser)
page 104— The 20th-century '''''buyer''''' is self-explanatory, while the '''''placer is a middle-man who places stolen goods with a purchaser.
Synonyms
* (one who places) * (dealer in stolen goods) fence, receiverEtymology 2
From .Noun
(en noun)page 101,
- This is a “placer ” sheep, as it is called. The prerequisites to this condition are that the young sheep must be still nursing, but must have begun to nibble grass. It must be the young of a mother that has been somewhat isolated, away from the corral and away from the herd, by herself out on the prairie. Now, when the mother dies, the lamb remains close to the mother?s body.
page 1281,
- In Australia “placer ” lambs are also destroyed, for these too are of little use; they will return constantly to one place, not staying with the flock.
See also
* cade, poddy * imprintingEtymology 3
From American (etyl) placer, from earlier placel, apparently from obsolete (etyl) placel.Adjective
(-)- Placer gold comes from the weathering of the primary veins releasing the gold to be transported by water action and concentrated in gravel or sand beds.
- Since time immemorial, people found that they could extract the gold from placer deposits by sifting the fine-grained material through a mesh: the technique of panning.
page 77,
- He still ran a placer mine in the Interior.